will rogers

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Definition of will rogers in English English dictionary: a US humorous writer and performer. Rogers sometimes told jokes while spinning a lasso (=a rope with one end tied in a circle) and often used jokes to criticize politicians. He was known for his short, clever, funny sayings, such as "I don't make jokes - I just watch the government and report the facts." (1879-1935). born Nov. 4, 1879, Indian Territory, U.S. [near present-day Claremore, Okla.] died Aug. 15, 1935, near Point Barrow, Alaska U.S. humorist and actor. Raised in Indian Territory, he demonstrated his rope-twirling skills in Wild West shows and vaudeville and gradually wove bits of homespun wit into his act. He was popular in New York City from 1905 and starred in Florenz Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic (1915). Noted for his good-natured but sharp criticism of current affairs, he wrote a newspaper column in the New York Times (from 1922) as well as several books. He performed on radio and in movies such as State Fair (1933) and Steamboat Round the Bend (1935). His death in a plane crash in Alaska with the aviator Wiley Post (1899-1935) was widely mourned

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